List Of Major & Minor Karate Styles

This section looks at the multitude of Karate styles. Over the years, Karate has divided into many different sub-styles as students split from their masters, families developed their own unique styles, sensei added techniques and/or concepts from other martial arts or geographical regions, etc. 

Most Popular – Best known and/or styles with the largest number of schools.

• Goju-Ryu

• Kyokushin

• Shito-Ryu

• Shorin-Ryu

• Shotokan

• Wado-Ryu

Major & Minor Styles – Click on individual styles below in order to learn more about that Karate system.

• Ashihara

• Budokan

• Chidokwon Karate

• Chito-Ryu

• Enshin Karate

• Gensei-Ryu

• Goju-Ryu

• Go Kan Ryu

• Gosoku-Ryu

• Isshin-Ryu

• KishimotoDi

• Kyokushin

• Matsubayashi-Ryu

• Motobu-Ryu

• Ryuei-Ryu

• Ryukyukan Karate

• Seido Juku

• Shidokan Karate

• Shindo Jinen-Ryu

• Shito-Ryu

• Shorei-Ryu

• Shorin-Ryu

• Shorinji-Ryu Kenkokan

• Shotokan

• Shudokan

• Tenshinkan

• Toon-Ryu

• Uechi-Ryu

• Wado-Ryu

• Yoshukai

What are the different styles of Karate?

There are many different styles of Karate. Some of the most popular or best known include Goju-Ryu, Kyokushin, Shito-Ryu, Shorin-Ryu, Shotokan and Wado-Ryu. Nevertheless, there are many other styles of Karate that provide useful martial arts training. Other examples of Karate include Ashihara, Chito-Ryu, Isshin-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu and many more.